OLNA Practice Questions

Complete each of the following questions

by putting a cross through the appropriate
letter on the separate sheet.
 Question 1

This kite (marked ‘Object’) was reflected once to form an image

tile.
Select the answer which gives all tiles that could not be the
reflected image.

a) a, b, c
b) a, d, c
c) b, c
d) a, b c, d
 Question 2

At the theatre, Mia had ticket M1 and Terry had ticket L12.

Which statement describes where they were seated?

a) Terry sat directly in front of Mia.

b) Mia sat behind Terry at the other end
of the row.
c) Terry sat behind Mia at the other end
of the row.
d) Mia sat directly behind Terry.
 Question 3

The bottom of this solid looks like .

Select the two 3D objects used to form this solid.

a) A triangular pyramid and a square prism

b) A triangular prism and a triangular pyramid
c) A square prism and a triangular pyramid
d) A square pyramid and a triangular prism
 Question 4

A timeline in a novel shows these events using a scale to represent the

passing of time. The Fall of Axiel and the Arrival of Syatt were 50 years apart.

Estimate the length of time between the Rise of Nadri and the Crowing of
Yoor.

a) 100 years
b) 50 years
c) 20 years
d) 5 years
 Question 5

A1 is north of A2.

Which of the following is south-east of C3?

a) A2
b) B2
c) D4
d) C4
 Question 6

The four towns Anly, Beck, Cant and Dell form a square.

Where would the town of Dell be on the map?

Select the incorrect statement.

a) Due south of Beck

b) SE of Beck
c) SE of Anly
d) SW of Cant
 Question 7

Jeremy is writing a sequence of numbers that increase by the same

amount each time.

Select the true statement.

a) All the terms will be even

b) All the terms will be odd
c) The terms will be: even, odd, even, odd, …
d) The terms will be: even, odd, odd, even, odd, odd, …
 Question 8

Sam came out of the post office into Snake Rd and turned right.

He was heading towards:

a) Elephant St
b) Lion Rd
c) Rabbit Ave
d) Monkey St
 Question 9

When a 1 cm3 cube is cut and the pieces used to make a new
rectangular prism, the volume of the new prism is:

a) cm3
b) 1 cm3
c) 2 cm3
d) 2 cm3
 Question 10

The seat is east of the tree.

In which direction is the tree from the seat?

a) North
b) South
c) East
d) West
 Question 11

Nick needs to work out 2804 x 23.

He decides to round the numbers to work out an estimate mentally.

Which of these calculations would be best?

a) 2000 x 20
b) 3000 x 20
c) 2000 x 30
d) 3000 x 30
 Question 12

Tan travels 1 km 90 m to school, Joe travels 1.8 km, Sue travels 1 km

920 cm and Mike travels 1689 m.

Who travels the longest distance?

a) Tan
b) Joe
c) Mike
d) Sue
 Question 13

Which answer best represents how many of the fish in the group
are orange.

a)

b) 2

c)

d)
 Question 14

Read the scale to estimate the

real life distance between the
Shops and the School.

a) 200 m
b) 350 m
c) 400 m
d) 300 m
 Question 15

What Map reference best locates

the bank?

a) C3
b) B4
c) A3
d) B3
 Question 16

A student received his Maths test back from his teacher and is asked
to convert his mark into a percentage. If he achieved 34 marks
correct out of 50, what was his percentage?

a) 34%
b) 68%
c) 50%
d) 64%
 Question 17

Peter’s mum is driving 400 km down South to visit his Grandma. If

the trip takes her 4 hours, what was her average speed for the
journey?

a) 100 km/hr
b) 10 km
c) 40 km/hr
d) It depends how fast she was driving.
 Question 18

Consider the scale on the map.

If you walk from the Post Office to the

T junction at Bridge St and View Drive
and are walking at an average speed
of 1 m/sec, how many minutes would
you expect the walk to take?

a) At least 10 minutes
b) Between 6 and 7 minutes
c) 400 minutes
d) 4 minutes
 Question 19

Consider the map to the right and choose

the statement that is correct.

a) Travelling North along Shane Avenue

and turn West to arrive at the Library.
b) The School is South West of the Library.
c) Rachel Road is West of Webber Street.
d) Travel West along Rachel Road, turn
North up Shane Avenue and right into
Webber Street to find the Police
Station.
 Question 20

Which of the following statements are true?

1. 0.4 = 40%
2. 3.08 ≥ 3.108
3. < 0.035
4. 16 + 20 ≤ 6 x 6

a) 1 and 4
b) 1 and 3
c) 2 and 3
d) 1, 2 and 4
 Question 21

If Sydney is 2 hours ahead of Perth and it is 3.45pm in Perth, what

time is it in Sydney?

a) 3:45pm
b) 3:45am
c) 5:45pm
d) 1:45pm
 Question 22

Your birthday cake needed to be cooked on a high temperature

for of an hour, and then on a low temperature for another
hour. What was the total time the cake took to cook?

a) 1 hour 15 minutes
b) 1 hour 25 minutes
c) 75 minutes
d) 1 hour 30 minutes
 Question 23

According to the bill, during which

month was the highest electricity
usage?

a) September 2011
b) April 2012
c) June 2012
d) December 2011
 Question 24

Compared to last year, this

families average daily usage had:

a) Increased
b) Decreased
c) Stayed the same
d) You cannot tell from the bill
 Question 25

The family’s average cost per

day over this time period was :

a) $1.47
b) $14.50
c) $6.09
d) $3.53
 Question 26

Sonia is a chef for the Ready-to-Eat Catering Company. She uses a recipe for
four people with the following ingredients:

• 4 bread rolls
• 100 grams of butter
• 40 grams of sliced tomato

How much butter will she need for 80 people?

a) 1.5 kg
b) 1 kg
c) 2 kg
d) 2.5 kg
 Question 27

Jane has a piece of material that is 18.6 metres long.

How many pieces that are 40 cm in length each can she cut out from
the material?

a) 47
b) 46
c) 48
d) 49
 Question 28

3 tennis racquets cost $360 in total.

How much would 5 racquets cost?

a) $600
b) $720
c) $750
d) $560
 Question 29

Jenny wants to paint a wall in her house, which is 80 square

metres in area. If paint comes in 4 L tins and each tin covers 7
square metres, how many cans will Jenny need to buy?

a) 12
b) 48
c) 3
d) 11
 Question 30

Jim and Jane have a rectangular swimming pool which measures 4

m by 7 m. There is a path of width 50 cm all around the pool. If
they are going to buy a pool blanket which needs to cover the path
as well as the pool, what minimum size does it need to be?

a) 4.5 m by 7.5 m
b) 5 m by 8 m
c) 6 m by 9 m
d) 3 m by 6 m
 Question 31

Robbie’s weekly pay of $1600 is increased by 17%.

Approximately what is his new pay?

a) $1900
b) $2000
c) $1400
d) $1700
 Question 32

Jane wishes to travel from Wellard to Mandurah. Her work in Mandurah is a 10

minute walk from the train station and she starts work at 7:40am. Using the
above timetable, what is the last train Jane can catch and still get to work on
time?

a) 7:13
b) 6:43
c) 6:23
d) 7:23
 Question 33

A group of 200 people were surveyed to know whether they like swimming
or diving. The results are shown in the Venn diagram below:

How many people liked both swimming and diving?

a) 52
b) 27
c) 88
d) 55
 Question 34

A group of 180 students were surveyed at St Norbert College to find whether

they played Soccer or Basketball. The results are shown on the Venn diagram
below:

How many people played only Basketball?

a) 20
b) 45
c) 30
d) 27
 Question 35

99900, 99920, 99940, 99960, _______

Write the number next in the sequence.

a) 99970
b) 99940
c) 99980
d) 99920
 Question 36

89900, 89880, 89860, 89840, _______

Write the number next in the sequence.

a) 89820
b) 99940
c) 89980
d) 89920
 Question 37

The normal price of unleaded petrol in Caltex is $1.20 per litre.

Ben has a voucher that offers a saving of 4 c per litre. How much
does he pay per litre?

a) $1.24
b) $1.16
c) $1.06
d) $1.42
 Question 38

The normal price of unleaded petrol in Caltex is $1.18 per litre.

Thomas has a voucher that offers a saving of 4 c per litre. How
much does he pay per litre?

a) $1.24
b) $1.16
c) $1.14
d) $1.42
 Question 39

On which two consecutive

days is the difference in the
number of coke cans
consumed 5?

a) Monday and Tuesday

b) Wednesday and Thursday
c) Saturday and Sunday
d) Tuesday and Wednesday
 Question 40

What is the total number of

coke cans consumed during
the first three consecutive
days of the week?

a) 15
b) 17
c) 33
d) 16
 Question 41

On Wednesdays, lunchtime concludes at 10 minutes to 2pm.

Which clock shows the correct time?

 Question 42

On Wednesdays, period 4 starts at 15 past 12.

Which clock shows the correct time?

 Question 43

Which list has money from lowest to highest in value?

a) $101, $110, $105, $120, $101

b) $197, $187, $184, $170, $165
c) $99, $909, $990, $999, $9990
d) $456, $465, $546, $345, $354
 Question 44

Which list has money from highest to lowest in value?

a) $111, $110, $105, $102, $120

b) $297, $287, $284, $270, $265
c) $999, $909, $990, $999, $9990
d) $356, $465, $546, $345, $354
 Question 45

What will be the total cost for 2 adults and 2 children aged 10 and 3
years?

a) $34
b) $29
c) $24
d) $50
 Question 46

Arati bought one large bucket of popcorn and one small cup of icecream
and she has 40 cents left. How much money did she have at the start?

a) $11.40
b) $9.40
c) $10.40
d) $12.40
 Question 47

The correct time shown on this clock is:

a) 50 minutes to 2
b) 2 minutes to 10
c) 2 minutes to 50
d) 10 minutes to 2
 Question 48

Name the angle given below:

a) Acute angle
b) Reflex angle
c) Obtuse angle
d) Revolution
 Question 49

Jack made a spinner for end of year Math games.

What would be the probability of the spinner landing
on 1?

a)
b)
c)
d)
 Question 50

From the spinners given below, which spinner is most likely to land
on 1?

a) Spinner A
b) Spinner C
c) Spinner A and B
d) Spinner B
 Question 51

From the spinners given below, which row on the table puts the
spinner to most likely stop on 3 to least likely to stop on 3?

Option Most Likely Least Likely

a) Spinner A Spinner B Spinner C
b) Spinner A Spinner C Spinner B
c) Spinner B Spinner A Spinner C
d) Spinner C Spinner B Spinner A
 Question 52

Nikhil’s flower stall had bouquets of red roses to be sold on

Valentine’s Day. Each bouquet had 25 roses. After making 10
bouquets, he had 12 roses left over. Find the total number of red
roses Nikhil had in the beginning?

a) 247
b) 257
c) 262
d) 276
 Question 53

Michaela wants to paint her garden fence of area 60 m2. A 5 litre

can of paint can cover 12 m2. How many cans of paint does she
require?

a) 6
b) 5
c) 60
d) 12
 Question 54

Sacha wants to paint her garden fence of area 60 m2. A 5 litre can
of paint can cover 12 m2. How many litres of paint does she
require?

a) 25
b) 5
c) 60
d) 12
 Question 55

The goals scored by 5 boys during the winter football season are
shown below. Who scored 2 goals less than Ben?

a) Tom
b) Caleb
c) Jerry
d) Arin
 Question 56

Which list has the numbers in order from smallest to largest?

a) 10, -7, -4, 13, 25

b) -20, -18, -5, 0, 25
c) 14, 15, -4, -8, -35
d) 24, 15, -7, -8, -10
 Question 57

On August 12,2015 the temperatures of four major cities in Australia were at

12 noon:

Perth…..16◦C Melbourne.….13◦C Sydney…..15◦C Canberra…..5◦C

The order of the cities from coldest minimum temperature to the warmest
would be:

a) Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra

b) Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney, Perth
c) Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney, Perth
d) Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth
 Question 58

Joshua has got a part-time job this year. The column graph below
shows his expenses and saving for the first half of the year.

What information is missing in the graph below?

a) Axes
b) Title
c) Key
d) Grid
 Question 59

A swimming pool is 5000 cm long, 2000 cm wide and 1500 cm in

depth. Calculate the volume of the swimming pool in litres.

a) 20 000 000
b) 15 000 000
c) 25 000 000 000
d) 15 000 000 000
 Question 60

Emily wanted to build her house at Mannington. The total cost of the
house is as follows:
Land: $250 320
Council approval: $4580
Building cost: $195 200

Calculate the total amount to the nearest $1000.

a) $460 000
b) $450 000
c) $444 000
d) $470 000
 Question 61

The price of a refrigerator is marked as $1500. What would be

the sale price after a discount of 20%?

a) $1300
b) $1200
c) $1800
d) $1350
 Question 62

Mia counted nine halves. What number is equal to nine

halves?

a) 10
b) 18
c) 4
d) 9
 Question 63

of a flock of birds is 12. How many birds are in the whole flock?

a) 3
b) 48
c) 6
d) 24
 Question 64

John and Michael shared a bag of lollies. John ate of

the bag and Michael ate as much as John. What fraction
of the bag of lollies did Michael eat?

a)
b)
c)
d)
 Question 65

A group of 220 people were surveyed to know whether they like swimming
or diving. The results are shown in the Venn diagram below:

How many people liked both swimming and diving?

a) 52
b) 27
c) 88
d) 47
 Question 66

A group of 220 students were surveyed at St Norbert College to find whether

they played Soccer or Basketball. The results are shown in the Venn diagram
below:

How many people played only Basketball?

a) 20
b) 70
c) 30
d) 27
 Question 67

99800, 99820, 99840, 99860, _______

Write the number next in the sequence.

a) 99870
b) 99840
c) 99880
d) 99820
 Question 68

89900, 89890, 89880, 89870, _______

Write the number next in the sequence.

a) 89820
b) 99940
c) 89860
d) 89920
 Question 69

The normal price of unleaded petrol at Caltex is $1.35 per litre. John has
a voucher that offers a saving of 4 c per litre. How much does he pay
per litre?

a) $1.24
b) $1.16
c) $1.31
d) $1.42
 Question 70

The normal price of unleaded petrol at Caltex is $1.28 per litre. Thomas
has a voucher that offers a saving of 4 c per litre. How much does he
pay per litre?

a) $1.24
b) $1.16
c) $1.24
d) $1.42
 Question 71

On which two consecutive days is the difference in the number of coke cans
consumed 4?

a) Monday and Tuesday

b) Wednesday and Thursday
c) Saturday and Sunday
d) Thursday and Friday
 Question 72

What is the total number of coke cans consumed during the week days
(Monday – Friday)?

a) 15
b) 17
c) 25
d) 16
 Question 73

Mrs Green starts to summarize her Algebra lesson for the day at
8 minutes past 10. Which clock shows the correct time?
 Question 74

On Wednesdays period 4 starts at 15 minutes past 12. Which clock

shows the correct time?
 Question 75

Which list has money from lowest to highest in value?

a) $101, $110, $105, $120, $101

b) $197, $179, $177, $187, $165
c) $88, $808, $880, $888, $8880
d) $456, $465, $546, $345, $354
 Question 76

Which list has money from highest to lowest in value?

a) $211, $110, $105, $202, $120

b) $299, $289, $284, $279, $269
c) $999, $909, $990, $999, $9990
d) $356, $465, $546, $345, $355
 Question 77

What will be the total cost for 2 adults and 2 children who are aged 8 and
4 years?

a) $34
b) $29
c) $40
d) $50
 Question 78

Maya bought one small bucket of popcorn and one large cup of icecream
and she has 60 cents left. How much money did she have at the start?

a) $11.40
b) $9.40
c) $10.60
d) $12.40
 Question 79

The correct time shown on this clock is:

a) 55 minutes to 2
b) 2 minutes to 5
c) 2 minutes to 55
d) 5 minutes to 2
 Question 80

Name the angle given below:

a) Acute angle
b) Reflex angle
c) Obtuse angle
d) Revolution
 Question 81

Jack made a spinner for end of year Maths games. What

would be the probability of the spinner landing on 4?

a)
b)
c)
d)
 Question 82

From the spinners given below, which spinner is most likely to land
on 3?

a) Spinner A
b) Spinner C
c) Spinner A and B
d) Spinner B
 Question 83

From the spinners given below, which row on the table puts the
spinner to least likely stop on 3 to most likely to stop on 3?

Option Most Likely Least Likely

a) Spinner A Spinner B Spinner C
b) Spinner C Spinner A Spinner B
c) Spinner B Spinner A Spinner C
d) Spinner C Spinner B Spinner A
 Question 84

Morgan’s flower stall had bouquets of red roses to be sold on

Valentine’s Day. Each bouquet had 20 roses. After making 11
bouquets, she had 15 roses left over. Find the total number of red
roses Morgan had in the beginning?

a) 185
b) 225
c) 235
d) 200
 Question 85

Emily wants to paint her garden fence of area 48 m2. A 5 litre can
of paint can cover 12 m2. How many cans of paint does she
require?

a) 6
b) 4
c) 60
d) 12
 Question 86

Jessica wants to paint her garden fence of area 48 m2. A 5 litre can
of paint can cover 12 m2. How many litres of paint does she
require?

a) 25
b) 5
c) 20
d) 12
 Question 87

The goals scored by 5 boys during the winter football season are shown
below. Who scored 2 goals more than Ben?

a) Tom
b) Caleb
c) Jerry
d) Arin
 Question 88

Which list has the numbers in order from smallest to largest?

a) 10, -70, -40, 13, 25

b) -180, -120, -50, 0, 250
c) 140, 150, -40, -80, -35
d) 240, 150, -70, -80, -10
 Question 89

One of the winter days this year the temperatures of four major cities in
Australia were:

Perth…..1◦C Melbourne.….-3◦C Sydney…..-2◦C Canberra…..-5◦C

The order of the cities from warmest to coldest would be:

a) Perth, Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra

b) Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney, Perth
c) Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney, Perth
d) Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth
 Question 90

Josie wanted to build her house at Mathville. The total cost of her
house is as follows:
Land: $230 520
Council approval: $4820
Building cost: $185 400

Calculate the total amount to the nearest $1000.

a) $420 000
b) $419 000
c) $421 000
d) $422 000
 Question 91

The price of a refrigerator is marked as $2000. What would be

the sale price after a discount of 25%?

a) $1800
b) $1500
c) $1700
d) $1200
 Question 92

Stefan counted nineteen halves. What number is equal to

nineteen halves?

a) 10
b) 18
c) 4
d) 9
 Question 93

of a flock of birds are 10.

How many birds are in the whole flock?

a) 50
b) 48
c) 5
d) 2
 Question 94

Jason and Ryan shared a bag of lollies. Jason ate of the bag
and Ryan ate as much as Jason. What fraction of the bag of
lollies did Ryan eat?

a)
b)
c)
d)
 Question 95

Lynda had filled 60 L of unleaded petrol in her car at the

beginning of the week. About how much is left in the tank now?

a) 20
b) 30
c) 45
d) 50
 Question 96

Randy’s grandma likes Ginger Nut biscuits. His recipe to make 8

Ginger Nut biscuits requires:
• 2 tablespoons of golden syrup
• 3 teaspoons of ground ginger
• tablespoons of butter
• cup brown sugar
• cup of plain flour
If he used 2 cups of brown sugar, how many Ginger Nut biscuits can
he make for his grandma?
a) 16
b) 24
c) 32
d) 40
 Question 97

Natasha’s heart beats at 70 beats per minute and pumps 0.05 L of

blood per beat. How much blood would her heart pump per
minute?

a) 35 L
b) 0.35 L
c) 3.5 L
d) 350 L
 Question 98

Ayesha takes 20 minutes to get ready and 15 minutes to walk to Crown

Perth – Burswood Park. She needs to be at William Street by 4pm.
What is the latest time she must start to get organised to be on time?

a) 2:30pm
b) 2:10pm
c) 2:20pm
d) 2:00pm
 Question 99

Marco lives in Fremantle and he has to attend his first lecture at 9am. It
takes him 10 minutes to walk to the Fremantle bus station and he catches
circle route 99 (refer to table given below). What is the latest time he can
leave home to be on time for his lecture at Curtin University?

a) 8:50am
b) 7:48am
c) 7:38am
d) 7:45am
 Question 100

The normal price of unleaded petrol at Star Mart is $1.22

per litre. Rob has a voucher that offers a saving of 4 c per
litre. How much does he pay per litre?

a) $1.20
b) $1.16
c) $1.18
d) $1.14
 Question 101

Blake’s heart beats at 70 beats per minute and pumps 0.04 L of

blood per beat. How much blood would his heart pump for 2
minutes?

a) 28 L
b) 0.28 L
c) 5.6 L
d) 0.56 L
 Question 102

Johnson bought a cake mixer for his wife from Harvey Norman.
The marked price was $700 and the sales assistant gave him a
discount of 30%. How much did Johnson pay?

a) $670
b) $490
c) $640
d) $560
 Question 103

Lubin bought a television from Good Guys. The marked price was
$900 and the sales assistant gave him a discount of 20%. How
much did Lubin pay?

a) $810
b) $880
c) $720
d) $700
 Question 104

The price of a kitchen cabinet is listed at $1000. After a discount of

20% the cabinet still costs double the factory price. What is the
factory price?

a) $400
b) $800
c) $500
d) $900
 Question 105

Maria wanted to send a gift parcel for her niece through Australia
Post. The cost of posting a parcel is based on the weight of the parcel.

What will it cost to send Weight Range Cost

a parcel that is 750 g? 0 – 100g $4

101 – 500g $8
a) $25 501 – 1000g $10
b) $10 1001 – 5000g $25
c) $8
d) $4
 Question 106

The long hand form of 2.356 x 107 would be:

a) 23560000000
b) 23560000
c) 235600000
d) 2356
 Question 107

The long hand form of 2.356 x 10-5 would be:

a) 0.00002356
b) 0.2356
c) 0.000002356
d) 0.02356
 Question 108

Joshua and Alexia have $240 between them. Joshua has twice as
much as Alexia. How much does Joshua have?

a) $80
b) $120
c) $160
d) $200
 Question 109

The length of a movie is 135 minutes. The start time is 2:15pm. What
time would the movie finish?

a) 4:30pm
b) 3:30pm
c) 4:15pm
d) 3:45pm
 Question 110

A set of traffic lights is green for the time, orange for the
time and red for the rest.

What fraction of the time is red?

a)
b)
c)
d)
 Question 111

Total surface area of a cube is 2400 m 2. How long is each side?

a) 24 m
b) 20 m
c) 240 m
d) 200 m
 Question 112

A builder measures a room as 4.3 m and 3 m, but when he gets into the
tile store they want the measurements in millimetres. Which of these
would be the correct dimensions?

a) 43 mm x 30 mm
b) 4300 mm x 3000 mm
c) 430 mm x 30 mm
d) 4300 mm x 300 mm
 Question 113

Total surface area of a cube is 600 m2. How long is each side?

a) 10 m
b) 20 m
c) 60 m
d) 100 m
 Question 114

A set of traffic lights is green for the time, orange for

the time and red for the rest.

What fraction of the time is red?

a)
b)
c)
d)
 Question 115

Joyal likes to make shortbread biscuits for Sunday morning tea. Her recipe
to make 10 biscuits requires:
• 2 tablespoons of golden syrup
• tablespoons of butter
• cup caster sugar
• cup of plain flour
• teaspoon of vanilla extract
If she used 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract, how many biscuits can she make?
a) 16
b) 20
c) 40
d) 30
 Question 116

The length of a movie is 125 minutes. The finish time is at 2:45pm.

What time would the movie start?

a) 1:30pm
b) 12:40pm
c) 12:45pm
d) 12:35pm
 Question 117

Annalise had filled 40 L of unleaded petrol for her car at the

beginning of the week. About how much is left in the tank now?

a) 10
b) 30
c) 20
d) 15
 Question 118

Choose the correct shape with the following conditions:

• Nonagon
• Two acute angles
• Three right angles
 Question 119

Choose the correct shape with the following conditions:

• Do-decagon
• Four acute angles
• Two right angles
 Question 120

Joshua received $50 for his birthday. He spent 75% of his money on a
computer game and decided to donate the rest to charity. How much
money did Joshua donate?

a) $25
b) $37.50
c) $12.50
d) $6
 Question 121

Looking at the diagram below, which is the correct formula?

a) x2 = 202 + 182
b) 20 = x2 + 182
c) x2 = 182 - 202
d) x2 = 202 - 182
 Question 122

Twenty minutes to five in the afternoon would be written as:

a) 5:20am
b) 5:20pm
c) 4:40am
d) 4:40pm
 Question 123

Students in a particular class at the New Age High School only do English
homework one night a week. A survey found that last week, no students
did English homework on Friday, Saturday or Sunday night and that every
student did homework on just one night. The survey also found that half
the class did their English homework on Tuesday night.

What fraction of the class did their English homework on Monday night?

a)

b) 3

c)

d)
 Question 124

When packing away a sunshade it is important to count the number of

joiners and pipes, to make sure none are lost. With the sunshade drawn
below, how many joiners, and how many pipes should be counted.

a) 3, 7
b) 5, 12
c) 4, 4
d) 3, 8
 Question 125

Sarah’s track practice started at 9:30am. Sarah practised running relays

for 45 minutes. Then she practised the long jump for 1 hour. What time
did Sarah’s track practice end?

a) 11:00am
b) 10:15am
c) 11:15am
d) 12:45pm
 Question 126

Jason is travelling in NSW and wants to attend a football game in

Sydney. He thinks he needs to be at Sydney (Central) before 2:00pm.
He is currently in Bathurst, and looks up the train timetable:

a) 7:29am
What is the latest time Jason can leave
b) 10:16am
Bathurst to be in Sydney in time for the
c) 9:44am
football game?
d) 8:59am
 Question 127

Sneeze A lot Pty Ltd produce paper tissues in boxes that measure
16cm by 5cm by 4cm. They plan to pack these boxes in a 10 – box
plastic covered module for sale to shops. What is the volume of this
module?

a) 250 cm3
b) 320 cm3
c) 1440 cm3
d) 3200 cm3
 Question 128

Tara talks the sales assistant in a boutique into discounting a $320

leather jacket by $40. What was the percentage discount Tara
secured?

a) 25%
b) 14.25%
c) 12.5%
d) 33.33333%
 Question 129

A discount store buys a shipment of marble sculptures at a cost of

$100 each. The sculptures will be sold for $191 each. What will the
profit be, as a percentage?

a) 66%
b) 52%
c) 48%
d) 91%
 Question 130

Paul left his home and walked south. He then turned left at the first
street and turned right at the next street. The first place he came to
was the:

a) Post Office
b) Hospital
c) School
d) Cinema
 Question 131

What temperature is shown by this part of a thermometer?

a) 27◦C
b) 31.5◦C
c) 33◦C
d) 23.5◦C
 Question 132

This column graph shows the number of students who play different sports, in
winter.

Which of these statements is true?

a) Twice as many students play football compared to soccer.

b) More students play hockey than netball.
c) Hockey is the favourite sport.
d) Ten more students play hockey compared to swimming.
 Question 133

Jennifer was working on the following maths problem.

Jennifer said, “My answer is m from the ground.”

The Teacher asked, “But how far off the ground would that be?”
What would you say? I think m would be about…

a) The height of a milk carton

b) The height of your chair seat
c) The height of a table
d) The height of the doorway … from the ground.
 Question 134

Peter has an old set of spanners in his toolbox that he is trying

to sort out. They are in an old method of measuring called
Imperial and are listed as fractions of an inch. The
measurements are printed on the side of the spanner.

Which spanner is the smallest one?

a)
b)
c)
d)
 Question 135

On Tuesday, Pam went to the cheesecake shop and bought a

large cheesecake with boysenberries on top. When she took it
home, she ate of it straight away. When the rest of the family
came home, another was eaten.

How much was left for Pam to eat the next day?

a)
b)
c)
d)
 Question 136

Samuel wants to invite his friends to the cinema for his birthday.
An entry to the cinema costs $15.50 per child. How many friends
could Samuel invite to the cinema if he has $90 to spend?

a) 4
b) 5
c) 6
d) 7
 Question 137

Order these events from least likely to occur to most likely to occur.

A. A telephone being used by somebody in Australia in the next 5 mins.

B. Sydney being hit by a Tsunami next weekend.
C. Flipping a coin and landing with ‘heads’ showing.
D. Rolling a die and landing on the number 6.

a) ABCD
b) BDCA
c) CDBA
d) BDAC
 Question 138

Which one of the following volumes can represent an average high

school student’s rectangular lunchbox?

a) 3000 mm3
b) 30 000 cm3
c) 3000 cm3
d) 30 000 mm3
 Question 139

Ben can paint a small building in 4 days, Charlie can paint a small
building in 4 days and Denim can paint a small building in 2 days. How
many days will it take them to paint the building, if they work together?

a) 1 day
b) 4 days
c) 2 days
d) Half a day
 Question 140

The price of coffee was $50 per kilogram and then decreased by 20%
in May. At the end of June, the price of coffee increased by 20%.
What is the price per kilogram for coffee at the end of June?

a) $52
b) $50
c) $48
d) $60
 Question 141

The graph below shows the average number of milligrams of vitamin C in every
100g of certain fruits and vegetables.

Which contains the second highest amount of vitamin C per 100g?

a) Cabbages
b) Cauliflowers
c) Black currents
d) Pineapples
 Question 142

The timetable below shows the TV programs on the ABC for one day.

How long does the program Mixy go for?

a) 2.5 hours
b) 7:30
c) 10:00
d) 2.3 hours
 Question 143

Emma deposited $2 000 into a new bank account. After one year, her
savings had increased by 20%. To celebrate, Emma spent 20% of her
savings. How much money was left in her account?

a) $2 400

b) $2 000

c) $1 920

d) $1 800
 Question 144

A man wants to fit a new door. If the door frame is 2m 5cm high and the
new door is 2.09m long, how much will he have to cut off the door?

a) 41 cm
b) 2.91 cm
c) 4.1 m
d) 4 cm
 Question 145

The speedometer below shows an estimate of the braking distance

of a car for speeds up to 160 kilometres per hour. The innermost
scale shows the speed in metres per second.

Select the true statement from the following.

a) A car travelling at 25 m/s requires 90 metres

braking distance.

b) A car travelling at 70 km/h has a speed of 29.1 m/s.

c) A car travelling at 120 km/h requires 85.5 metres

braking distance.

d) A car travelling at 8.3 m/s has a speed of 5.3 km/hr.

 Question 146

In the diagram below, the line connecting the height and weight intersects the middle
line at the surface area of the body.

Select the most accurate statement from the following:

a) Julie weighs 100 kg and her surface area is almost 2 square metres.
b) Mila weighs 180 kg and has a surface area between 1.8 and 1.9 square metres.
c) The tallest person has the largest surface area.
d) Mila has a larger surface area than Bronwyn, however Bronwyn is taller.
 Question 147

An athlete runs 20 laps a day round a running track that is 500 metres
in circumference. How many kilometres does he run every fortnight?

a) 10 km
b) 14 km
c) 100 km
d) 140 km
 Question 148

Paul has run 18.48 km in a charity fun run. John ran 1600 metres less.
How far did John run?

a) 2.48 km
b) 3.488 km
c) 16.88 km
d) 18.32 km
 Question 149

The high and low tides for coastal river are shown in the following table over
a period of 3 days (times are given in 24-hour time). The biggest rise in
water level from low-tide to high tide occurs on day 1. How long is the time
period for the biggest change from low to high tide?

a) 5 hours and 58 minutes

b) 6 hours and 12 minutes
c) 6 hours and 20 minutes
d) 6 hours and 38 minutes
 Question 150

Desmond earns $1700. He spends $400 on rent, and the ratio of his
expenditure on food to transport is 3:1. He has $220 remaining after all
expenses have been paid. How much did Desmond spend on transport?

a) $270
b) $360
c) $580
d) $810
 Question 151

A pedestrian is given 20 seconds to cross a road 18m wide at the

traffic lights. What is the slowest speed he can walk before the light
turns red? (give your answer in m/min)

a) 0.9 m/min
b) 6 m/min
c) 54 m/min
d) 58 m/min
 Question 152

James has an aquarium that can hold 72 litres of water. He wants to

purchase a small fish called a green neon tetra. The woman at the pet store
told him that each green neon tetra requires 1500 millilitres of water. What
is the maximum number of green neon tetra fish that James can have in this
tank?

a) 2
b) 4
c) 20
d) 48
 Question 153

The cost of sending a parcel from Sydney is calculated using the tables below. Table 1
is used to determine the Zone based on the postcode of the destination. Once the
Zone has been determined, Table 2 is used with the weight of the parcel to determine
the cost.

A 7.2 kg parcel was initially marked with a postcode of 1735 … but a typing error was
detected! The correct postcode should have been 2735. What is the additional cost of
postage required to correct this error?

a) $2.40
b) $5.20
c) $6.05
d) $11.25
 Question 154
The following bar graph shows the results of a survey of people’s favourite AFL
team:

The percentage of people in the survey who preferred neither the Fremantle
Dockers nor the West Coast Eagles is

a) 16
b) 20
c) 28
d) 36
 Question 155

In a certain town, the ratio of left-handed people to right-

handed people is 2:9. How many right-handed people would
you expect in a group of 132?

a) 12

b) 108

c) 121

d) 13
 Question 156

Taylor has x dollars. John has twice as much money as Taylor and Allan
has one and a half times as much money as John. If John has $90.00,
how much money does Taylor have?

a) 90

b) 180

c) 135

d) 45
 Question 157

What is the value of the 3 in the number 23 148

a) 30
b) 30 000
c) 3000
d) 3
 Question 158

Which container has the most liquid?

 Question 159

Which pair of measurements are the same?

a) 32cm 3 200mm
b) 9m 900cm
c) 2km 200 000mm
d) 1800mm 18cm
 Question 160

Sam used his calculator to help him add up the groceries. The
calculator showed 127.8 How much does Sam need to pay for the
groceries? 127 dollars and ____________ cents?
a) 8
b) 0.08
c) 80
d) 0.8
 Question 161

Which whole number is closest to 27 199?

a) 26 999
b) 27 919
c) 27 109
d) 27 991
 Question 162

Anne wrote the following: Starting with 748 she increased

the tens digit by 1. Which of the following is Anne’s new
number?

a) 7841
b) 758
c) 848
d) 749
 Question 163

Which of the numbers below is ten less than 3009?

a) 3019
b) 2999
c) 3099
d) 2009
 Question 164

Which number is between 784 and 843?

a) 834
b) 783
c) 777
d) 847
 Question 165
Each of these Spinners is spun 100 times.

Spinner 1 Spinner 2 Spinner 3 Spinner 4

Which table best represents the results for Spinner 3?

A B
Score C
frequency Score frequency Score D
frequency Score frequency
1 16 1 22 1 14 1 17
2 13 2 19 2 36 2 18
3 15 3 20 3 24 3 15
4 34 4 18 4 15 4 16
5 22 5 21 5 11 5 34
total 100 total 100 total 100 total 100
 Question 166

The passengers on a train were asked why they travelled by train. Each reason,
along with the percentage of passengers who gave that reason, is displayed in
the segmented bar chart below.

The percentage of passengers who gave the reason "no car" is closest to:
a) 14%
b) 18%
c) 74%
d) 88%
 Question 167
The volume of water that is stored in a tank over a 24 hour period is shown in the
graph below.

What is the difference in the volume of water (in litres) in the tank between 8am
and 6pm?

a) 50
b) 100
c) 200
d) 400
 Question 168
The volume of water that is stored in a tank over a 24 hour period is shown in the graph
below.

The rate of increase in the volume of water in the tank (in litres/hour) between 8am and
10am is
a) 37.5
b) 50
c) 75
d) 150
 Question 169
The graph on the right displays
data collected at a school on the
number of students in each
Year group who own a mobile
phone.

In which year do 60% of the students

own mobile phones?
a) 7
b) 8
c) 9
d) 10
 Question 170

Which letter represents the position of on

the number line below?
 Question 171

The height of an elephant is 192cm. Vera is of the

height of the elephant. What is Vera’s height?

a) 187cm
b) 186cm
c) 32cm
d) 160cm
 Question 172

The population of Australia in 2015 was 23 747 806.

How many people is that to the nearest million?

a) 20 000 000
b) 23 000 000
c) 24 000 000
d) 23 748 000
 Question 173

Sally had to sell a book of 50 raffle tickets. She sold the

same amount each day. She managed to sell them all.
Which of these amounts could be the amount that she
sold each day?

a) 6
b) 5
c) 4
d) 3
 Question 174
A recipe requires cup of flour. Bree makes double the recipe. How
many cups of flour does she use?

a) 1

b) 1
 Question 175

Jacob has 24 water glasses and 8 wine

glasses. What fraction of the glasses are wine
glasses?
 Question 176

Perth is 8 hours ahead of Greenwich in England. Cape

Town is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich. What is the time
in Cape Town when it is 1pm in Perth?

a) 3am
b) 7am
c) 7pm
d) 11pm
 Question 177

The table below shows the number of handbags sold by a store in

Paris.

What percentage of the total sales were made in Winter?

a) 20%
b) 24%
c) 28%
d) 60%
 Question 178

A survey was conducted where people

were asked which of two brands of
smartphones they preferred. The results
were:
• 48% preferred Brand X
• 52% preferred Brand Y

A graph displaying the results is to be

included in a magazine article. The editor
of the magazine wishes to ensure that the
graph is not misleading in any way. Which
of the graphs on the right should the editor
choose to include in the article?
 Question 179
An enterprise agreement has the following annual
salary arrangements.
Base Salary Leadership Allowance
Step 1 $35 000 Leader 1 $5 000
Step 2 $40 000 Leader 2 $7 500
Step 3 $45 000 Leader 3 $10 000

George's employer pays 5% more than the enterprise

agreement. He is on Step 3 and receives an allowance
for Leader 1.
What is George's annual pay?
a) $50 000
b) $52 500
c) $47 250
d) $125 000
 Question 180
Sally likes to make a mix of almonds and raisins to eat when she is sitting
at her desk studying. The carbohydrate and protein content of these
foods is shown in the table.

If Sally makes a mix of 200 g of almonds with 100 g raisins, how much
protein will it contain?

a) 0.24g
b) 120g
c) 44g
d) 28g
 Question 181
The following bar chart shows the distribution of wind directions recorded at a weather station at 9.00
am on each of 214 days in 2011.

According to the bar chart, the percentage of the 214 days on which the wind direction was observed to
be east or south-east is closest to:
a) 10%
b) 16%
c) 25%
d) 33%
 Question 182
The oil price (dollars/barrel) over a ten year period is shown in the graph below.

Which of the following statements is true?

a) The highest oil price over the ten year period is $70.
b) The oil price decreased for exactly two of the ten years.
c) The oil price changed most rapidly during the sixth year.
d) The difference between the highest and lowest oil price during this ten year period is
$70
 Question 183
The heights of 82 mothers and their eldest daughters are classified as
short, medium or tall. The results are displayed in the frequency table
below.

The number of mothers whose height is classified as medium is.

a) 7
b) 10
c) 14
d) 31
 Question 184

If 1 teaspoon = 5mL and 1 tablespoon = 20mL, how

many teaspoons are there in a tablespoon?

a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 2
 Question 185

The scale below shows 1 cm:1 km. This is the same

as

a) 1:100
b) 1:1 000
c) 1:10 000
d) 1:100 000
 Question 186

In Tim’s class, the ratio of the number of students

who walked to school on Tuesday to the number of
students who took some form of transport was
12:18. Which fraction is an equivalent form of this
ratio?
 Question 187
A car has fuel consumption on the open road
of 8L/100 km. How much fuel would be needed
to travel from Perth to Geraldton, a distance of
450 km?

a) 32 litres

b) 32 litres

c) 36 litres

d) 40 litres
 Question 188

A fruit vendor charges her clients $9 for a

box of 6 mangoes. How much would she
charge for a box of 9 mangoes if she
charges at the same rate per mango?

a) $12
b) $13.50
c) $15
d) $18
 Question 189

A miniature tall ship is built on a scale of 1:400.

If the sails on the model are 30 millimetres high, how
long are the actual sails on the
tall ship?

a) 12m
b) 90m
c) 100m
d) 120m
 Question 190

A car travels at 75 kilometres per hour. How far will

it travel in 4 hours?

a) 300km
b) 150km
c) 100km
d) 250km
 Question 191

A length of rope is 9 m. It is to be cut into 2 pieces in

the ratio of 1:2, what will be the two new lengths?

a) 4.5m and 4.5m

b) 6m and 3m
c) 5m and 4m
d) 2.5m and 6.5m
 Question 192

A bag contains 6 red, 8 green and 4 blue counters.

What is the ratio of red to blue counters?

a) 3:2
b) 2:3
c) 3:4
d) 2:1
 Question 193

A cyclist travels 15 km in 30 minutes. The speed (in

km/h) she is travelling is:

a) 40 km/h
b) 60km/h
c) 80km/h
d) 30km/h
 Question 194

Tarsi drives to Geraldton at an average speed of 100

kph. If the distance is 425 km, how long does it take
Tarsi to travel to Geraldton?

a) 4 hours 15 mins
b) 4 hours 20 mins
c) 4 hours 25 mins
d) 4 hours 30 mins
 Question 195

7 metres of garden fencing cost $770. At this rate

what would be the cost of 4 metres of garden
fencing?

a) $440
b) $400
c) $700
d) $3080
 Question 196

The total number of hours of television watched by

students during the week is graphed below. How
many students watched over 12hours of television?

a) 13
b) 30
c) 4
d) 34
 Question 197

Which list has the amounts of money in ascending

order?

a) $102.75, $102.50, $99.95, $99.99, $75.35

b) $75.35, $99.99, $99.95, $102.50, $102.75

c) $75.35, $99.95, $99.99, $102.50, $102.75

d) $102.75, $102.50, $99.99, $99.95, $75.35

 Question 198

Jacob buys cans of soft drink for a birthday party. The

table shows the cost of the cartons at 4 different stores.
Which store sells the cans at the cheapest price per can?
Store Number of Cans Cost
1 10 $14
2 12 $15
3 24 $28
4 12 $17

a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
 Question 199

A recipe to make 12 vanilla cupcakes requires the following items;

• 2 cups self-raising flour
• ¾ cup caster sugar
• ¾ cup milk
• 125g butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence

If you use 1½ cups of caster sugar. How many biscuits are you making?

a) 12
b) 6
c) 24
d) 36
 Question 200

Matt’s heart beats at 80 beats per minute and

pumps 0.04L of blood per beat. How much blood
would his heat pump per minute?

a) 0.32L
b) 3.2L
c) 8.0L
d) 4.0L
 Question 201

A square paddock has side lengths of 6m. How much

will it cost to fence the paddock at $20 a metre?

a) $360
b) $480
c) $240
d) $720
 Question 202

A machine makes 40 car seats in an hour. If it is

switched on from 7.30am until 4pm, how many car
seats did the machine make?

a) 300
b) 320
c) 360
d) 340
 Question 203

Order the numbers from smallest to largest

a)
 Question 204

What is the place value of the 8 in 48 127?

a) hundreds
b) hundredths
c) thousands
d) thousandths
 Question 205

Subtract from ?

a)

b)

c)

d)
 Question 206

What is the following number in digit form:

five million, six hundred thousand and twenty one

a) 5 621 000
b) 5600 021
c) 5 000 621
d) 5 602 100
 Question 207

Multiply 256g by 8. Write your answer in kg.

a) 2.048 kg
b) 2048 kg
c) 20.48 kg
d) 204.8 kg
 Question 208

The number sentence below is incorrect.

4 × 2 + 18 ÷ 8 = 10
Which of the following expressions has the brackets in the correct positon to
give an answer of 10.

a) (4 × 2) + (18 ÷ 8)
b) 4 × (2 + 18 ÷ 8)
c) 4 × (2 + 18) ÷ 8
d) (4 × 2) + 18 ÷ 8
 Question 209

The graph on the right shows how long Alex spends on

each activity in a day.

Rank them in order form the most amount of time spent to the least amount of

time spent on each activity.

(a) Sleep, sports, reading, eating, TV

(b) Sleep, sports, reading, TV, eating

(c) Eating, TV, reading, sports, sleep

(d) Sleep, reading, sports, eating, TV

 Question 210

Calculate the area of the shape below:

a) 80

b) 160

c)

d) 100
 Question 211

Solve:

(a) 22
(b) 3
(c) 70
(d) -3
 Question 212

What is the time difference between 2018h and 0346h?

a) 7 hours 28 minutes
b) 6 hours 28 minutes
c) 5 hours 44 minutes
d) 6 hours 44 minutes
 Question 213

Convert 1200 metre into centimetres

a) 0.12 cm
b) 0.012 cm
c) 12 cm
d) 120 cm
 Question 214

I have 4 pies on the table. If in total was eaten of the 4 pies,

how many pies do I have left?

a)
b)
c)
d)
 Question 215
A class of Year 10s were surveyed. The survey Question was about their pets. As you can see
by the results some had cats, some had dogs.

Which of the following answers represents the

probability of selecting a student who had a Dog?

 Question 216

At the local primary school two languages were on offer to

the students in Year 6. The results are shown in the table
below.

How many students learn both German and French?

a) 50
b) 28
c) 16
d) 24
 Question 217

Belinda is excited because she is getting a bonus of

5% commission for selling goods worth $5000.
What is her commission?

a) $25
b) $50
c) $100
d) $250
 Question 218

Clive's dog washing business charges $60 for large dogs, $50
for medium dogs and $45 for small dogs. Business has been
thriving, last Tuesday Clive earned $570 when he washed:

4 small dogs, 3 medium dogs and some large dogs.

How many large dogs did he wash?
a) 4
b) 2
c) 3
d) 6
 Question 219

The surface area of the square prism below is 34cm 2.

Two of these square prisms are joined at one of the long

sides. The surface area of the new prism will be?

a) 34
b) 34
c) 34
d) 34
 Question 220

On the 12th of January 2015, four friends went for a 5km bush walk. During the

walk Fred aged 11, George aged 13, Sarah aged 12 and Belinda aged 11 each

drank 2.4L of water. They left at 3pm and walked for over 2 hours, returning at

5.15pm. How many litres of water did the group consumed?

a) 12.4

b) 9.6

c) 8.4

d) 10.5
 Question 221

Kim and James have been saving their money to go to the movies on the
holidays. Kim has saved $27 while James has saved $34. They want to
take some friends. If the tickets are $12 each how many friends can they
take?

a) 5

b) 4

c) 3

d) 2
 Question 222

If it takes Jake 35 minutes to get ready to leave the house in the morning and he has to

catch a bus which takes 27 minutes to get from his stop to the train station. He then has to

wait 12 minutes for the next train to arrive the train takes 23 minutes to reach his stop.

What is the latest time he needs to start getting ready if his job interview is at 10.30am?

a) 8:53am

b) 8:57am

c) 9:03am

d) 9:07am
 Question 223

Mum and Carly are preparing for her birthday party. They have bought lollies for
the lolly bags. There are 30 lollypops, 24 mint chocolates, 15 chocolate beetles
and 16 liquorice straps. Carly has invited 7 friends to her party. How many treats
do she and her friends each receive?

a) 13

b) 12

c) 11

d) 10
 Question 224
Jill lives in Webber Street opposite the Library.
She walks to school each day.
What directions should she give her friend Sarah,
who is coming to her place after school to give Jill
homework that she left behind?

a) Turn South on Shane Avenue and then East at Webber Street

b) Turn South on Shane Avenue and then West at Webber Street

c) Turn North on Shane Avenue and then East at Webber Street

d) Turn North on Shane Avenue and then West at Webber Street

 Question 225

The sector graph below illustrates the Primary

Schools attended by next year’s Year 7 students at
Oakley High School. There are 63 students who will
come from Samley Primary. Approximately how
many students are we expecting in Year 7 next year?
a) 280
b) 270
c) 260
d) 250
 Question 226
Jeremy runs a specialist bakery. He is working out a quote for a wedding cake. The cake the couple have chosen
is Red Velvet Cake. Jeremy’s recipe serves 8 people. There will be approximately 200 guests at the wedding.
How many kilograms of butter will be required to make a cake (including icing) large enough for this event?

Ingredients Cream cheese icing

2 1/2 cup plain flour sifted 450 g cream cheese softened
1 tsp baking powder 120 g unsalted butter softened
1 tsp salt 1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbs cocoa powder 2 1/2 cup icing sugar
50 mL red liquid food colouring 1 pinch salt
120 g unsalted butter room temperature
1 1/2 cup sugar
2 egg room temperature
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup buttermilk room temperature
1 tsp white wine vinegar
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

a) 3kg
b) 4kg
c) 5kg
d) 6kg
 Question 227

Trisha had $20. She put of her money in the bank

and spent of it at the canteen. How much did
she spend at the canteen?

a) $4
b) $5
c) $12
d) $15
 Question 228

Brayden measured 4 lengths of 6cm wide wood strips and recorded

his measurements in the table below. Which strip of wood is the
longest? Wood type Length
Jarrah 15 cm
Pine 1.5m
Wandoo 0.5m
Mountain Ash 105 cm

a) Jarrah
b) Pine
c) Wandoo
d) Mountain Ash
 Question 229

The thermometer shows the temperature of

Graham’s cup of coffee. After 2 minutes the
temperature dropped by 8
What is the temperature of Graham’s coffee
after the two minutes?

a) 60
b) 64
c) 68
d) 70
 Question 230

Which of the following spinners has a fifty-fifty

chance of landing on white?
 Question 231

100 centimetres = 1 metre

100 m = 1 hectometre
Using the information above determine how many
centimetres there are in 2.25 hectometres?

a) 22 500 000 cm
b) 225 000 cm
c) 22 500 cm
d) 2 250 cm
 Question 232

Kevin bought a water melon from Maria’s roadside

fruit stall. It weighed 3.83 kg and cost him $10.30.
Approximately how much is Maria charging per
kilogram for watermelon?
a) $25
b) $40
c) $3
d) $2.50
 Question 233

At the movies Mrs Smith bought 1 large and 4 small boxes of popcorn for
her children. Large boxes of popcorn cost $15 and small boxes cost $11.

Which expression below best shows how many dollars Mrs Smith spent?

a) 15 + 4 x 11

b) 15 x 4 + 11

c) 15 x (4 + 11)

d) 16 + 4 x 10
 Question 234

The school canteen sells slushy drinks each Friday. The canteen manager records how many
of each type are sold for the month of February and the sales are shown in the table below.

FRIDAY SLUSHY SALES FOR FEBRUARY

Week Pine/Orange Blueberry Lime
Fri 6 th
12 32 18
Fri 13th 20 25 5
Fri 20 th
20 17 18
Fri 27th 19 21 10

What percentage of slushy drinks sold on Friday 13th were Pine/Orange?

a) 20%
b) 25%
c) 40%
d) 80%
 Question 235

Mr Jardine needs to put a fence around his vegetable

patch to keep out the rabbits. He plans to have 2 gates,
each 1.5m wide.
Shown below is his sketch of the vegetable patch.
What is the total amount of fencing that Mr Jardine
needs to buy?

a) 37m
b) 40m
c) 47m
d) 50m
 Question 236

Seven children attend an afterschool play centre. Their ages are listed below.

4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 9, 11

If two new children, aged 6 years and 9 years, join the centre which of the
following statements is true?

a) The range will change.

b) The mode will change

c) The median will change

d) The mean will change

 Question 237

On Saturdays Cara works at a fast food outlet near

Maddington Station. To get home after work she has to catch
the 205 bus from the station to Livingston Marketplace,
then walk 25 minutes to her house.
Last Saturday she finished her shift at 3pm. What time was it
when she got
home?
a) 3:52pm
b) 3:57pm
c) 4:02pm
d) 4:12pm
 Question 238

A kilogram tin of Milo is on special for $4.80. The

unit pricing sticker on the shelf has to show the cost
per 100 grams.
What is the unit cost of the Milo?

a) 48c/100g
b) 96c/100g
c) $2.40/100g
d) $9.60/100g
 Question 239
Paul is painting a feature wall in his living room. The wall is 10m long and
2.7m high.
He knows that a 4 litre tin of paint covers about 10 m2. If he is going to
do two coats of paint on the wall, how many 4 litre tins will he need to
buy?

a) 3

b) 5

c) 6

d) 10
 Question 240

A sink contains 14L of water. Each minute 2L of water is

added from the tap and 1L runs down the drain. Four
minutes later the number of Litres of water in the sink is:

a) 4 × (14 + 2 - 1)
b) 14 + 4 × (2 - 1)
c) 14 + 4 × (1 - 2)
d) 4 × 2 + 14 - 1
 Question 241

On which date is ANZAC day?

a) January 26
b) April 25
c) November 11
d) December 25
 Question 242

What time is this clock showing?

a) Ten minutes to two

b) ten minutes past three
c) Ten minutes past ten
d) 2:11
 Question 243

A medical operation is scheduled for 15:50 hours.

The operation is planned to start at:
a) ten minutes to 3am
b) ten minutes to 3pm
c) ten minutes to 4am
d) ten minutes to 4pm
 Question 244

A TV program starts at 8:35pm and finishes at

11:13pm. How long is the program?

a) 158 minutes
b) 125 minutes
c) 72 minutes
d) 98 minutes
 Question 245

If Sydney is 3 hours ahead of Perth and it is Tuesday

11am in Perth, then the time in Sydney is:
(a) Tuesday 8pm
(b) Tuesday 2pm
(c) Wednesday 8pm
(d) Wednesday 2am
 Question 246

Mary looked at her clock before drifting off to sleep

at 9:35pm and looked again when the alarm
sounded at 7:30am. Approximately how long had
Mary been asleep?
a) 2 hours
b) 7 hours
c) 9 hours
d) 10 hours
 Question 247

The volume of this prism is:

4cm

a) 10cm2
b) 10cm3 2cm

c) 32cm3 4cm

d) 32cm2
 Question 248

In the following prism the red section has been

removed. What is the volume of the prism after the
red section has been taken?
a) 18cm
b) 18cm3
c) 30cm3
d) 30cm2
 Question 249

The sum of eight and ten is equal to the product of

two and what number?
a) 4
b) 8
c) 9
d) 18
 Question 250

Patrick calculates that his car has used 20L of petrol

to travel 280km. What is the fuel economy, in
kilometres per litre, of Patrick’s car?
a) 12 km/L
b) 10 km/L
c) 14 m/L
d) 14 km/L
 Question 251

Beth earns a weekly retainer of $200 and then she

earns 10% commission on any sales she makes. If
she makes $3 000 worth of sales in a particular
week, she will earn:
(a) $3 200
(b) $500
(c) $600
(d) $510
 Question 252

Jane is paid a standard rate of $20 per hour.

In one week she works 12 hours at the standard rate
and then 4 hours at time and half, her earnings for
the week would be?
a) $320
b) $240
c) $360
d) $150
 Question 253
Philip and Damien each have a tub of the same brand and type of soft
cheese
Philip has the 400 gram tub and Damien has the 250 gram tub.
The percentage of protein in the 250 gram tub is 7.1%.
In Philip’s tub (400 g), the percentage of protein is;

a) About 7%

b) About 12%

c) About 14%

d) More than 15%

 Question 254
Louise, Alix, Patrick and Nicola had all saved up different amounts of money
to spend at the show.
The graph shows the amounts they spent and the amounts they had left
over.
Who spent the highest % of the money they had saved?

a) Alix

b) Louise

c) Nicola

d) Patrick
 Question 255

The price of a maths text book has risen 25% to a new cost of
$100. The old price must have been.

a) $75

b) $80

c) $100

d) $125
 Question 256

Which of these discounts would be better?

a) $30 off

b) 30% off

c) They are both same

d) More information is needed to make the

decision
 Question 257
Kate deleted 80% of the texts from Tom's phone.
Then Jane deleted texts from Tom's phone. She deleted 20% of the number of
texts that Kate had deleted. No-one sent any texts during this time.
Of the initial number of texts that Tom had, the percentage of texts left on Tom's
phone was

a) 0%

b) 4%

c) 60%

d) Impossible to determine
 Question 258

Andrew had a box full of Lego pieces and they were all the same size and type.

Exactly 30% of the pieces were red. He took one without looking and it was

white. He did not put it back in the box.

What percentage of the pieces is now red?

a) Less than 30%

b) Exactly 30%

c) More than 30%

d) Impossible to determine
 Question 259
In January 2012, Matthew and Katrina were each paid the same hourly rate.
In April 2012 they were given a pay rise.
Matthew was given 10% more per hour and Katrina was given 5% more per hour.
In August 2012 Katrina’s pay went up by another 5%.
Assuming no other changes to their pay rates, what can you say about their pay
after August?

a) Katrina is earning more per hour than Matthew

b) Matthew is earning more per hour than Katrina

c) Katrina and Matthew are being paid the same amount per hour

d) More information is needed to determine who is earning more per hour

 Question 260

A tram weighs about “the same as 30 rhinos” so the

weight of the rhino is
a) 3% of the weight of the tram
b) 30% of the weight of the tram
c) 300% of the weight of the tram
d) 3000% of the weight of the tram
 Question 261

Tim measured the internal dimensions of his freezer which

was in the shape of a rectangular prism. It was
approximately 50 cm long, 90 cm across and 80 cm high.
Given that 1 litre = 1000 cm3, estimate the volume in litres.

a) 22 litres

b) 220 litres

c) 36 litres

d) 360 litres
 Question 262

Felicity works two shifts each week and each shift is

8.5 hours. One shift is paid at the normal rate of $50
per hour and the other shift is paid at 1.8 times the
normal rate. Each week she can expect to earn

a) $765
b) $850
c) $1190
d) $1530
 Question 263

This bottle was photographed in Europe and the volume is

marked as 50 cl.
A centilitre (cl) is 0.01 litre. Another measure for this bottle is

a) 500 ml
b) 2 litres
c) 1.25 litres
d) 50 ml
 Question 264

If the first lesson of the day started at 7.45 am and

finished at 8.35 am the lesson would go for

a) 1 hour and 10 minutes

b) 65 minutes
c) 50 minutes
d) 45 minutes
 Question 265

The goals scored by five players during the soccer

season are recorded below.
Who scored 5 goals less than Steve?

a) Lisa
b) Asif
c) Anne
d) Lakshmi
 Question 266

My local petrol station is selling Unleaded Petrol for $1.43

per litre. I have a 4c discount coupon. How much per litre
will I pay for petrol?

a) $1.03

b) $1.39

c) $1.47

d) $1.37
 Question 267

Below are the entry fees for my local swimming

centre. How much will it cost for me to take myself
and three children ages 2, 6 and 8?

a) $13.00
b) $18.00
c) $15.00
d) $11.00
 Question 268

On the right is a picture

of a speedometer in a car.
Approximately how fast is the
car travelling?

a) 60 kph
b) 70 kph
c) 65 kph
d) 75 kph
 Question 269
Jason wants to paint the fence at the front of his house.

The area of the fence is 120m2.

A four litre can of paint covers 10m2.

How many cans of paint will he need to buy?

a) 60
b) 12
c) 10
d) 120
 Question 270

If I am at Wellington St Bus station and need to be at

the Dog Swamp Shopping Centre by 9:00am – what
is the latest time that I can catch a bus?
 Question 271

On Saturday I am going
to the HBF Arena to watch
the swimming. The event
starts at 1pm. What time
do I need to catch the train
from Perth Underground
Station to get there in
time?
 Question 272

A pool is in the shape of a rectangle, 5m long

and 2.5 metres wide. It is to have a 50cm wide edge
around it. What is the total area of the top of the
pool and its edging?

a) 15 m2
b) 7.5 m2
c) 21 m2
d) 12.5 m2
 Question 273

The total surface area of a cube is 600m2.

How long is each side?

a) 6 m
b) 10 m
c) 60 m
d) 100 m
 Question 274

Which list has the amounts of money in order from

lowest to highest?

a) $10.90, $10.10, $20.30, $20.32

b) $1.03, $1.98, $2.73, $3.04
c) $1.78, $1.85, $2.04, $2.00
d) $101,$112, $178, $98
 Question 275

My friend Maria is 155 cm tall and weighs about

66kg. Which size pantyhose should she buy given
the size chart below?

a) E
b) C
c) B
d) D
 Question 276

Which two items when added together below would

give you the least change from a $20 note?
A C
B
a) C&D
b) B&D
c) C&B
d) C&E D
E
 Question 277

If you normally pay $80 for groceries and your next

grocery bill is 25% more expensive, how much will
your groceries cost after the increase?

a) $105
b) $100
c) $96
d) $120
 Question 278

You have 20 people coming for a party and the cake

you buy can be cut into 6 pieces. If everyone will
eat 2 pieces of cake, how many whole cakes will you
need to buy to feed everyone?

a) 6 cakes
b) 20 cakes
c) 7 cakes
d) 4 cakes
 Question 279

Recycling one aluminium can produces enough

electricity to power a 100 watt light bulb for 20
hours. Approximately how many days of light would
be produced by a 100 watt bulb if 50 aluminium
cans were recycled?

a) 2 days
b) 4 days
c) 1000 days
d) 40 days
 Question 280

How many people (according to the graph) were

asked about their preferred dessert?

a) 7 people
b) 40 people
c) 42 people
d) 50 people
 Question 281

If ice-creams cost $2.95 each, how much was spent

on ice-cream in total?

a) $23.60
b) $17.70
c) $24.40
d) $24.00
 Question 282

What are the most popular desserts?

a) Pavlova/Profiteroles
b) Ice-cream/Profiteroles
c) Pavlova/Ice-cream
d) Cheesecake/Ice-Cream
 Question 283

If I read 70 words a minute, how many words would

I read in an hour?

a) 700
b) 420
c) 100
d) 630
 Question 284

What fraction should be used in the Band-Aids

advertisement to show the fraction the customer
saves when they buy them on sale.

a)

b)

c)

d)
 Question 285

The towns of Greenup and Blackney are 16cm apart

on a map. On the map 1cm represents 5km. What
is the actual distance between the two towns?

a) 3.2km
b) 48km
c) 32km
d) 80km
 Question 286
What equivalent percentage could be
used to advertise the savings when buying
Willie’s Cacao Seaflakes?

a) 20%

b) 25%

c) 75%

d) 33%
 Question 287

Susan’s bus for Kalgoorlie was overbooked and there

was only enough space for 50% of the passengers
who had purchased tickets. If there were 58 tickets
purchased, how many people got to board the bus?

a) 50 people
b) 108 people
c) 29 people
d) 36 people
 Question 288

If the first lesson of the day started at 7.45 am and

finished at 8.35 am the lesson would go for

a) 1 hour and 10 minutes

b) 65 minutes
c) 50 minutes
d) 45 minutes